We have not seen ANY teams run a decoy during a Finale leg in many many seasons. Elim'd teams have very frequently done some airport running around however before going to the Finale Mat.

Didn't we see the twinnies do the pizza task in the last season?

Absolutely right. Yes, twins and Ryan/Abbie. I should have said:

We have not seen ANY teams run a decoy during a Finale leg in many many seasons, until last season. Elim'd teams have very frequently done some airport running around however before going to the Finale Mat.

So the use of decoys in the final leg is of course possible. There were also rumors last year of possibly using false teams as decoys along the way.

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We have not seen ANY teams run a decoy during a Finale leg in many many seasons, until last season. Elim'd teams have very frequently done some airport running around however before going to the Finale Mat.

So ...THREE teams seen in DC airport. Take it FWIW, but nothing is ever set in stone....

Thanks maf for the correction. I didn't realize that my wording was implying the exact opposite of what I was trying to say.

Fixed. And read the LIVE Spoilers everyone!!

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"I can't speak for production, but I really like that people see us when we're traveling around the world. If you're a fan of the show, ... you're going to be more excited because you want to see what happens."Phil Keoghan

I don't believe we ever figured out where eliminated teams were sequestered for TAR 22. After reading the following Twitter conversation, I still believe we don't know where the teams were sequestered. But I was amused.

Esper Tortuga ‏@EsperVieyra 10hI found out my friend's mom works at the hotel Joey Graceffa stayed at for over a month when filming the Amazing Race in Arizona. I jelly.

moti duh ‏@smoshersnorlax 10h@EsperVieyra Well he's not there anymore so the magic has gone haha

Esper Tortuga ‏@EsperVieyra 10h@smoshersnorlax yes but I could have gone over there and maybe met him. I only live an hour from the Grand Canyon where he was

moti duh ‏@smoshersnorlax 10h@EsperVieyra Oh I get you now! That would have been awesome

Esper Tortuga ‏@EsperVieyra 10h@smoshersnorlax yeah. hopefully I get to meet him at VidCon though